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Over the past 75 years, the PLA Navy has undergone groundbreaking changes. Originating from Baimamiao, it has never been as eye-catching as it is today.
As the first foreign women's team to participate in this competition, the Chinese women's team won first place in nine items and the total result ranked first in the women's competition. The Chinese men's team also achieved breakthroughs in multiple items, securing first place in three items and second place in four items, ranking second in the total results of men's competition.
This year marks the 75th founding anniversary of the PLA Navy. Over the decades, the PLA Navy has undergone steady development, starting from scratch and growing into a strategic force consisting of five services, armed with both nuclear and conventional weapons.
Yu Hongru, a gasdynamicist, was born in June 1928 in Guangfeng County, east China's Jiangxi Province. He was elected a member (an academician) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1991. On April 8, 2024, he was honored with the award of Person Touching China for 2023.
On April 1, soldiers assigned to a mobile detachment under the Chinese PAP Force Guangxi Corps, along with their active-duty military working dogs, went to a military working dog cemetery to hold memorial ceremony for the departed meritorious dogs.
On April 1, 2024, Han Decai, deputy commander of the air force of the Nanjing Military Area Command under the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Second-Class Combat Hero of the PLA Air Force, passes away at the age of 91.
Zhang Lianyin, former Deputy Commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hebei Provincial Military Command and recipient of the title Role Model of the Times, died of illness at the age of 80 at 1:43 pm on March 10, 2024.
After serving as the battalion commander, Chen Song has mastered the use of 12 different weapons and equipment within just over a year. Under his leadership, his battalion succeeded in accomplishing the intensive transformation task, bringing the combat capabilities of the battalion to a higher level.
Since being elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) over a year ago, Ji Li has been busy collecting needs and concerns of grassroots service members through on-site visits and follow-up telephone calls, while providing medical service to them.
A peaceful and stable environment in the South China Sea is the common aspiration of regional countries. Under the current situation, the Philippines should have a clear understanding of the South China Sea disputes and see that only managing differences through bilateral negotiations and consultations can a feasible solution be found.
To support Cambodia in achieving its goal of becoming mine-free, China has engaged in comprehensive and extensive cooperation with Cambodia in the field of mine clearance.
Shen Jianmei, a survivor of the "comfort women" system forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II, passed away on Sunday in Changsha county, Hunan province, at the age of 94.
The Chinese military has opened its annual training sessions for 2024, focusing on improving combat capability.
As the MINUSMA ended its mission in June 2023, the 10th Chinese Peacekeeping troops to MINUSMA returned to China after completing their mission on December 23, 2023.
"He was taught how to fly the plane, he came over to China to fly for General (Claire) Chennault, and during his time here, he fell in love with the Chinese people, and he was very proud that he was able to help them," Long said.